From the 8th to the 13th of June wine lovers had the opportunity to taste the creations of singers, designers, actors and athletes. Among them was Lorenzo Quinn’s wine, from the Fernando Remírez de Ganuza winery. The best 20 wine bars of the Asturian towns of Avilés, Salinas and Piedras Blancas were the ambassadors of celebrities such as Bob Dylan, Gerard Depardieu, Cliff Richard or Joan Manuel Serrat. Those wines were selected by renowned gastronomic journalists, who guaranteed the utmost respect in handling the wines during their preservation and service.

Famous Wine Festival was born to offer wines that don’t usually appear in the wine lists of restaurants, let alone on the shelves of wine shops. Assistants were given a “winemap” of all the participating establishments, where they could taste the celebrities’ wines by the glass, at prices ranging between 2 and 5 Euro. A reasonable price, considering that many of the bottles exceed 50 Euro. Each wine bar was assigned one of the 20 celebrities chosen for the event. Consequently, each locale was decorated following the celebrity’s theme. At the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn’s establishment, several of the artist’s sculptures were on display; among them, of course, the one to give the wine its name, “Gravedad”. Thus homage was paid to those celebrities who feel passion and respect for the vine and its fruits.

The chosen venue for the festival is the region of Avilés! , since this area is currently in a leading position in Asturias and the Cantabrian Region as regards to the number of establishments specialising in wines. This promotional activity is organised by the Mancomunidad Comarca de Avilés, with the technical support of Gustatio, a company with ample experience in managing projects related to wine culture.

Almenar town council, in Lleida (Spain) has acquired a spectacular sculpture by Lorenzo Quinn worth 370.000 euros which will be installed in the town entrance roundabout, on the road that connects Lleida with the Vall d’Aran. This is an optimum place because both town inhabitants and people who go through this road will be able to enjoy it.

The sculpture, called “love”, is made of steel and resin. Its diameter is 3,20m. and it is 5,5m. tall and 1,4 m. wide. The piece represents a men’s and a woman’s hands interweaved in a circle – a recurrent issue in Quinn’s work – that, according to himself, “transmits the intimacy of human interaction”.

Lorenzo Quinn says that the work is a human image of love between a woman and a man that represents the well-being into the couple, esteem, trust, respect, comprehension and human collaboration” Quinn is very satisfied with the fact that one of his Works is placed in a public space in Almenar, since “we, artists, like to exhibit our sculptures in public places. It’s a way of making our legacy visible, a mark to record our being here” .
Por su lado, el alcalde de Almenar, Pasqual Izquierdo, opina que “la escultura será un nuevo atractivo para atraer visitantes a la población, que se añadirà a la Rafart Gallery, única galería exclusiva en el mundo con obras de Lorenzo Quinn”. “Sin duda – continua Izquierdo- tener una obra de un artista internacional a la vista del público será una buena publicidad para el municipio y supondrá una nueva fita en la voluntad de el Ayuntamiento de dotar a la población de nuevas infraestructuras y servicios”.

The mayor of Almenar, Pasqual Izquierdo, thinks that “the sculpture will be a new lure to attract visitors to the town which will be added to the Rafart Gallery, the unique gallery in the world with only Lorenzo Quinn’s creations”. “Undoubtedly, having an international artist piece close to the people will be a good publicity for the town and will be a new achievement of the town council, who wishes to provide the town with new facilities and services.

Several sculptures by Lorenzo Quinn have already been installed in the 5 continents, in cities like London, Birmingham, New York, Miami, Abu Dhabi, Madrid and Sant Climent de Llobregat. In this city, the sculpture “Legacy” grows each year with the town itself.

The sculpture to be installed in Almenar is the first one of this autor that decorates a public space in the province of Lleida, and it has been financed by the council, the sculptor and Rafart Gallery.

Since he was young he has shown a great ability to communicate emotions through his Works. At the age of 21 he was acknowledged by the art community of New York and his international prestige increased when he was asked to create a work of art for the United Nations. Later The Vatican entrusted him to make a sculpture of Saint Anthony and he was involved in the advertising campaign of Absolut Vodka, a brand that selects the most renowned artists worldwide. Quinn has exhibit his work in the 5 continents and his creations are shown in the most important international fairs all over the world

Vercelli is a city in the Piamonte’s region (Italy), located between the triangle of Milan-Turin-Genova. One of this city of about 6000 inhabitants attractions is the art that we can find in many of its streets. Among the most outstanding buildings there is the Ark or the former Church of San Marco.

The former Church of San Marco is a 200 year old creation building, and it is considered a notable monument of the historical centre of Vercelli, either because of its history or because of its centrality. With a fascinating history, it was first a church, it later served as a shield for Napoleon’s troops, and after this, was used as a covered market (from 1884 until the 90s’ of next century), it is valued as the most appropriate building to house the “ Vercelli City of Art ” initiative.

One of the particular characteristics of the “Ark” (l’Arca) is the transparent cover of reinforced glass which creates an interesting continuity with the architectural context that surrounds it. This unique space makes the former church of San Marco an exceptional place for exhibition, this is the reason why it is being valued together with Dr. Serena Mormino, a probable future exhibition through the cultural association Amarte Mormino. The exhibition would have large size and latest creation works, along with installing some of them in the busiest spots in town.

We had the opportunity to visit the place at the right moment when an exhibition of pictures from Berengo Gardin in collaboration with the collection of Peggy Guggenheim from Venice was having place, where we were able to enjoy images from a Venice where the light fog lets the lens glimpse its channels and a great range of tender and friendly pictures of Peggy in her home.

Mega yachts and super yachts, are the chosen ones by the company Yacht Luxor, wich has decided to entrust his partner, Lorenzo Quinn, with the right to design and decorate their insides. The sculptor feels enthusiastic with this new project. (more…)

Exclusiveness, exclusiveness and exclusiveness. This property is the one which one of the international admirers of Lorenzo’s work was looking for in one of his pieces. To that end, he ordered one of the sculptures in 24K gold. A real art work in jewel.

By so, the piece has become unique of its serial, this giving to it a very high value. As the one that the current owner has given to Lorenzo Quinn’s work having the feeling to desire the exclusive the current owner has to work for Lawrence to have the feeling of wanting the exclusive of the exclusive.